The Multiversity: Thunderworld #1Review

The Multiversity is a celebration of DC Comics thrown in the style that only Grant Morrison is capable of. Each issue so far has been a one-shot that’s touched on different corners, characters, and chronologies of the DCU. While each issue has been effective in their own way, none have been quite as successful or even as celebratory as Thunderworld #1. The issue is filled with incredible levels of fun, excitement, and above all an absolute love of the characters depicted on every page.

Morrison captures the essence of what comics, and Captain Marvel, used to be. This thing is full of unbridled humor, child-like exuberance, and excitement that will make you feel like a kid again. Every panel evokes the old-fashioned charm that made the original Captain Marvel series the best-selling comic in the world at one point. Morrison succeeds at giving fans of Cap’s original adventures a full-fledged, original story that feels modern yet respectful and celebratory of its source material . He does this while also tying this adventure into the overall thread behind The Multiversity in entertaining and intriguing ways. By the last page of this book though, you’ll only be wishing for more adventures of the Big Red Cheese.

Artist Cameron Stewart and colorist Nathan Fairbairn play incredibly important roles in this issue. They allow Grant Morrison the ability to truly evoke the Captain Marvel of yesterday. Stewart’s illustrations are beautifully realized and capture both the modern feel of today’s artistic aesthetics while also capturing the essence of these decades old characters. Fairbairn, for his part, succeeds is providing rich, bright colors that add the perfect amount of polish to the final product.

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Amazing

The Multiversity: Thunderworld #1 succeeds in celebrating its source material while advancing the main story.